Updated 1 October 2026 · Pludor team · 4 sources
Producers sell beats by offering licence tiers (for example an MP3 lease, a WAV lease, a trackout lease with stems, and exclusive rights) from a store that delivers the files and the licence automatically after payment. Sample packs and drum kits sell the same way, as instant downloads.
Selling music online comes down to three things: files buyers can use straight away, a licence that says exactly what they may do, and a checkout that sends both without you being online.
Offer three to four tiers that grow in file quality and usage rights, and keep the terms identical across beats.
Only stream tagged previews, deliver untagged files after payment, and keep proof that you made the work.
Build a focused pack around one sound, show it in a demo, and deliver it as an instant download.
Show beats being used: short videos of the beat with an artist, a cook-up, or a "type beat" for a style artists search for.
Use a separate written agreement for exclusives that says what transfers and what you keep.
Start with prices close to producers at your level, then raise them as your placements and following grow.
A lease gives an artist limited rights to use the beat while you keep ownership and can lease it again. An exclusive sale gives one artist exclusive rights and the beat comes off the market.
Copyright exists when you create the work, but registration helps if you need to enforce it in the US. Musical works and sound recordings are registered differently (US Copyright Office).
Only if the samples are cleared or royalty-free for that use. Uncleared samples can lead to takedowns and claims against you and the artist.
Marketplaces bring artists who are already shopping; your own store keeps the customer and their email. Many producers do both and send their own audience to their own store.
The full WAV and separate stems (drums, bass, melody and other parts) as WAV files, named clearly, in one ZIP with the licence.
Be careful. Purely AI-generated material is not protected by US copyright (US Copyright Office), so you may not be able to stop others copying it, and some marketplaces have their own rules.
Every artist who buys a lease is a likely repeat buyer. Collect emails with consent and send new beats to them first.
Offer a monthly membership with new beats, kits or feedback sessions. Predictable monthly income evens out slow months.
Put your top sellers first and make more in that lane. A small catalogue of strong beats beats a huge catalogue of average ones.
If artists release songs on your beats, make sure your writer and producer shares are registered with the right organisations in your country.
Mixing, custom beats and production lessons are bookable services that pay more per hour than leases.
AI helps producers with the business side; keep the music itself yours.
Read every licence term AI writes; a wrong word can give away rights you meant to keep.
Where producers sell, and how each charges.
| Option | Monthly cost | Fee per sale | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| A beat marketplace | Varies by plan | Varies; some add a buyer service fee | Reaching artists already shopping for beats |
| Your own checkout with Stripe | Depends on the tool | 2.9% + 30¢ on US cards (Stripe) | Keeping customers and emails |
| A free store (for example Pludor) | $0 | 4.99% + 90¢ per order plus card processing (pricing) | Beats, kits, memberships and bookings on one link |
Fees checked 1 October 2026; marketplace plans change often, so check their pricing pages.
Pludor lets producers sell beats, kits and sample packs as instant downloads, offer memberships and bookable services, and share one store link everywhere.
Free to start - no card, no item limit. Pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts.
Open my beat storeChecked 1 October 2026. Fees and rules change; follow the links for the latest.